Remove Olacarita Ads (Permanent Removal)

 

Strange Olacarita ads start to appear and you cannot remove them.

In order to remove Olacarita scam, first you need to uninstall the adware program from your add/remove programs. Olacarita is an adware application aimed at Spanish-speaking computer users. This means that if it has been installed on your system, you will notice the appearance of numerous online advertisements in Spanish when you surf the web. This program is considered to be highly intrusive because even if you use extensions that block pop-ups, Olacarita will manage to display its ads by overwriting the files of the extensions. Originally, Olacarita is meant to provide users with online shopping offers and thus help them reduce their expenses, however, that will not happen, so keeping the application on your system is pointless.

How did I get infected with Olacarita?

Olacarita is promoted at a website which is supposed to be the official website for distributing the program. It is olacarita.com and looks more like a fake rather than a genuine web page. Moreover, it is not possible to download the application from it, which is another reason why you should not trust  Olacarita. In this case, it is easy to conclude that the program is distributed bundled with freeware. This is a common distribution method for unwanted applications, so there is a great chance that Olacarita will not be the only one on your system.

Why is Olacarita dangerous?

The main drawback of applications such as Olacarita is the fact that they are sponsored by unfamiliar third parties. This means that all the advertisements the program will display will belong to unknown and possibly dangerous individuals. What is more, Olacarita does not review the content you will be exposed to, so you cannot rely on it to look after your virtual security. You may be redirected to websites with malicious content and thus infect your system, or your sensitive data could be recorded which may lead to money loss. For all the reasons mentioned, you should not hesitate to remove Olacarita from your computer right away.

How Can I Uninstall Olacarita?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Olacarita infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Uninstall Olacarita from Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete Olacarita from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Olacarita software leftovers

STEP 1 : Uninstall Olacarita from Your Computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

 

Locate  Olacarita program related software and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

 

STEP 2 : Remove Olacarita from Chrome, Firefox or IE

• Open Google Chrome
• In the Main Menu, select Tools —> Extensions
• Remove the Olacarita Extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the Olacarita add on

• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the Olacarita browser helper object.
• Click on Internet options
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Close IE

Go to your program files folder and delete the Olacarita directory. Clean your Temp folder and carefully review your application data folder. You may also want to clean your Windows Registry

Permanently Remove Olacarita Leftovers

Nevertheless, manual removal is successful, I recommend to scan with any professional antimalware tool to identify and remove any malware leftovers.